The Barlow Collection
A select catalogue of the Barlow collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades by the University of Sussex (published Sussex, 2006).
Publications online: 456 objects
Greenware funerary jar and lid with dragon, bird, and a dog
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Literature notes
The jar is of tall ovoid form, has three bulging bands around the shoulder, a straight neck and a short, straight foot. The shoulder is applied with a freely modelled dragon with prominent, widely spaced claws, open mouth, antler-like horns, bushy strands of hair for a mane and at the legs, the spine sharply raised, the body incised with a scale pattern, the fore part of the legs striped. A small pearl raised on a cloud-like motif is attached in front of the dragon and a bird near its tail. The smooth light green glaze has an overall crackle, the rim and footring show the brick-red biscuit. The domed cover, which did not originally belong to this jar, has an everted rim and a reclining dog is attached as knob. The glaze colour is more olive-green, the unglazed underside has fired a light yellowish-brown. -
Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Zhejiang province › Longquan kilns (place of creation)
- Date
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13th century (1201 - 1300)
Southern Song Dynasty (1127 - 1279)
- Material and technique
- stoneware, thrown, with incised, combed decoration under a green glaze; figurines hand-modelled and luted to the jar and lid with slip; glazed base; unglazed rim
- Dimensions
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with lid 25.7 cm (height)
without lid 21.2 cm (height)
lid 9.3 cm (diameter)
- Material index
- Technique index
- Object type index
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container › vessel › pot › burial-pot,
- No. of items
- 2
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.357
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Further reading
University of Sussex, and Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Barlow Collection, supervised by Regina Krahl, Maurice Howard, and Aiden Leeves (Sussex: University of Sussex, 2006), no. C357
Glossary (4)
glaze, luted, slip, stoneware
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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luted
The fusion of parts of ceramics using dilute clay slip.
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slip
A semi-fluid clay applied to a ceramic before glazing either to coat the surface or for decorative effect.
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stoneware
Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1200-1300⁰c and is often buff or grey in colour.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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Publications online
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The Barlow Collection
The jar is of tall ovoid form, has three bulging bands around the shoulder, a straight neck and a short, straight foot. The shoulder is applied with a freely modelled dragon with prominent, widely spaced claws, open mouth, antler-like horns, bushy strands of hair for a mane and at the legs, the spine sharply raised, the body incised with a scale pattern, the fore part of the legs striped. A small pearl raised on a cloud-like motif is attached in front of the dragon and a bird near its tail. The smooth light green glaze has an overall crackle, the rim and footring show the brick-red biscuit. The domed cover, which did not originally belong to this jar, has an everted rim and a reclining dog is attached as knob. The glaze colour is more olive-green, the unglazed underside has fired a light yellowish-brown.
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